Q&A

BRIDIE MONDS-WATSON – BETTER KNOWN BY HER STAGE NAME SOAK – IS A SINGER-SONGWRITER FROM DERRY. HER DEBUT ALBUM, BEFORE WE FORGOT HOW TO DREAM, WAS RELEASED EARLIER THIS YEAR TO CRITICAL ACCLAIM.

SOAK

Why the name SOAK?

Well, it comes as a combination of the genres soul and folk, which I don’t think the music is at all. People read into it but it’s just a name.

What would you describe your music as then?

It’s been described as dream pop – that’s kind of the indie genre that it would tie into. But the things I’m writing now don’t fall into that category. I think it’s important not to limit your sound to one genre.

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